Students
should realize that essay writing isnt all that hard when one is focused
enough and interested in the topic at hand. Keeping a positive mindset will
ensure that essays get done more smoothly and without exerting too much effort.
Heres
a checklist that you as a student can follow in order to make sure your essay
is worth the effort:
1. Dont
put it off till the last minute. Professors tend to dump research assignments
on students, who in turn lose their enthusiasm resulting in delays to meet
their deadlines. Leaving out all research work, writing etc till the eleventh
hour is a potential risk for shoddy research, careless citations, and
lackluster writing.
2. Verify
authenticity of resources. You can easily use the internet to conduct in-depth
research over your essay topic. There are many viewpoints and information
sources on the web [both fact and fiction] which you can use to build your
essay. All thats required is rationality and intelligence on your part to back
your findings and eventual point of v view.
3. Say
NO to slang. This is looked down upon as one of the major causes of getting bad
grades. Writing in an informal style is a critical error while writing an
essay. While informal writing is okay for practice and creative writing, it is
unacceptable while writing academic essays.
4. Critique
your own work. Imagine yourself as an examiner and review your essay once
youre done. Proofreading will allow you to notice any weaknesses or errors in
the essay, so you can correct them before your examiner docks out potential
grades.
5. Dont
be too hasty. Carelessness in completing your essay will lead to undesired
results, as examiners can easily identify half-hearted work. Make sure to put
in the required time to polishing your essay so that examiners get the feeling
that youve written it with utmost dedication.
6. Stay
within [size] limits. You may think that using larger font sizes and page
margins to create more pages will help meet your page quota, but professors are
professors for a reason [i.e. theyre smarter], so dont even think about it.
Look for quality in your material
, and quantity will follow.